14 July 2005

Is the U.S. Losing its Competitive Edge?

The talents and potential of 70% of American workers are going to waste, warns Richard Florida, author of the best-selling The Rise of the Creative Class

The productive potential of 70% of American workers is going to waste, warns Richard Florida, author of bestseller The Rise of the Creative Class. In this provocative interview, Florida says that if the U.S. doesn't cultivate its creative workers, the country will lose the global competition for talent.
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